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December 2001 Archives January February March April May June July August September October November December Birthday Greetings Posted By Ken Guest - 00:01, 29 December 2001 ...to our ILUG Secretary, Noel Carroll. Happy Christmas Posted By Proinnsias Breathnach - 08:45, 24 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 08:45, 24 December 2001 It's been an interesting year, from highs to lows. We'll all have our memories, both good and bad. So in the spirit of the season. Finnish city closer to switch from Windows to Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 12:51, 20 December 2001 The Register: The Finnish city of Turku has moved closer to switching to Linux, following a preliminary study of the platform's suitability. Red Hat powered Christmas tree! Posted By Adam Beecher - 15:37, 19 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:37, 19 December 2001 From the ObscureLinuxAdvocacyDepartment, an interactive Red Hat 7.2 powered musical Christmas tree. ??? Pity we can't hear the toons ourselves, but hell, we can drive the people who can nuts anyway, eh? Linux takes obscurity route to datacentre Posted By Adam Beecher - 15:28, 19 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 15:28, 19 December 2001 The Register: "Is STOMITH absolutely required?" A valid question I think you'll agree! I don't understand it meself, but if you want to start a debate on hardware V software storage, this article will likely get you started. Linux.ie goes bilingual Posted By Ken Guest - 12:53, 19 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 12:53, 19 December 2001 We're proud to announce that you can read parts of linux.ie as Gaeilge - so long as you have set your webbrowser's primary language to Irish. You may need to press reload for the bilingual magic to work. webhosting page updated (host.ie) Posted By Ken Guest - 12:49, 19 December 2001 The webhosting vendors page has been updated, seeing as iwdhosting has morphed into host.ie. Mandrake 8.1 easier than Win-XP Posted By Adam Beecher - 11:25, 18 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 11:25, 18 December 2001 The Register: Windows addicts curious to see how the other half lives but wary of the installation challenges Linux is supposed to present will find Mandrake 8.1 considerably easier to install and configure than Win-XP. IBM beckons Linux fans to server line Posted By Adam Beecher - 11:25, 18 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 11:25, 18 December 2001 CNET: In an effort to increase the number of programs available for its relatively unknown iSeries line of special-purpose servers, IBM is courting Linux programmers by letting them tap into an iSeries server over the Internet. Microsoft takes potshots at Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:45, 13 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 13:45, 13 December 2001 ZDNet: Linux companies are incensed by a recently published Microsoft document that compares Windows XP Embedded to embedded Linux. The critics are calling some of the document's claims misleading or factually wrong. If Linux is getting so easy, why not use Windows? Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:43, 13 December 2001 Edited by Adam Beecher - 13:43, 13 December 2001 NewsForge: Looks odd on linux.ie, but it sounds worse than is. (Thanks to logic1 on boards.ie for today's stories btw.) Sun considers charging for StarOffice Posted By Adam Beecher - 13:39, 13 December 2001 eWeek: Sun Microsystems is evaluating the pricing plan for its StarOffice desktop productivity suite, and one option under consideration is charging users for the software. Belated Birthdays Posted By Ken Guest - 17:33, 12 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 17:33, 12 December 2001 Belated Birthday greetings to the ILUG chairperson Proinnsias Breathnach, and website guru Donncha O'Caoimh. Making Linux look harder than it is Posted By Adam Beecher - 12:45, 7 December 2001 Edited by Adam Beecher - 12:45, 7 December 2001 The Register: There's a hidden moral in this article for many of the ILUG regulars. Actually, it isn't very well hidden. Actually, it isn't hidden at all. Read it and take note reg'lars! Queen dismisses Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 01:58, 6 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 01:58, 6 December 2001 CNET: After a two-year reign as the power behind the throne, Linux has been usurped by Microsoft software on the royal family's Web site. Big Blue's Big Bet on Free Software Posted By Adam Beecher - 23:51, 3 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 23:51, 3 December 2001 BusinessWeek: IBM says Linux is ready for prime time--and it's spending a third of its TV ad budget this quarter to make the software a household name. Sharp's new handheld runs Linux Posted By Adam Beecher - 23:49, 3 December 2001 Edited by Ken Guest - 23:49, 3 December 2001 CNET: Seeking to prove it isn't the dinosaur of the handheld market, Sharp Electronics on Monday relaunched the Zaurus in the United States. |
